2023 CHL Import Draft

[pgfan66]

Not quite the original purpose of the thread but I thought it was interesting. My buddy is watching the U18s in Switzerland and sent me a list of CHL teams who have Someone there to scout:

WHL: Everett, Spokane, Calgary, Lethbridge
OHL: Kingston
QMJHL: Québec, Drummondville, Rouyn-Noranda

Of course, the list might not be complete. It’s just who he noticed.

 

[Speyer]

Not quite the original purpose of the thread but I thought it was interesting. My buddy is watching the U18s in Switzerland and sent me a list of CHL teams who have Someone there to scout:

WHL: Everett, Spokane, Calgary, Lethbridge
OHL: Kingston
QMJHL: Québec, Drummondville, Rouyn-Noranda

Of course, the list might not be complete. It’s just who he noticed.

Halifax and Portland usually seem very active when it comes to scouting in Europe, so I am surprised they are not there. But then I am not up to date with their current rosters so maybe they have already locked up their import spots for next season...

 

[pgfan66]

Halifax and Portland usually seem very active when it comes to scouting in Europe, so I am surprised they are not there. But then I am not up to date with their current rosters so maybe they have already locked up their import spots for next season...

Like I said, not seeing them there doesn’t mean that they aren’t. Tons of people in a rink plus the tournament is played at two different rinks, so it’s easy not to spot someone. That said, having good imports can just mean they have good relationships with agents who regularly send them their best players.

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

Any goalies who could go early?

Eemil Vinni comes to my mind.
Vinni is signed by HIFK's SM liiga team but it is wide open
will he get SM liiga games in HIFK next year or will HIFK loan him to Mestis.

That's for sure Vinni is 3rd goalie in HIFK right now
and that probably isn't right role for him during his draft year so who knows.

Petteri Rimpinen is other Finnish goalie who might get drafted 2024 during first 4 rounds ( 1-4 ).
Rimpinen plays in TPS and he's 2006 born like Kiviharju.

TPS hasn't in my knowlegde signed Rimpinen their next years liiga roster
like HIFK has done with Vinni so it remains to be seen is either Finnish goalie
coming to CHL if they get drafted. But never say never.

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

Any information available when 2023 CHL import draft should happen?
Just thinking that will NHL draft be the first or is CHL draft first and then NHL draft.

 

[DeletedAccountt]

Any information available when 2023 CHL import draft should happen?
Just thinking that will NHL draft be the first or is CHL draft first and then NHL draft.

Best I have is...2 months ( was told that last week )

 

[pgfan66]

Any information available when 2023 CHL import draft should happen?
Just thinking that will NHL draft be the first or is CHL draft first and then NHL draft.

July 5, so a week after the NHL draft.

 

[pgfan66]

 

[SCampo98]

I’d love to see Adam Jecho go in the draft. A Czech playing in Finland, I think he’d come over depending on the team.

 

[Antiillafire]

I am sure there will be the same amount of Slovaks taken, but the amount who actually go is up for debate again. Honzek was the only who came right from the start, Chromiak and Molnar later for different reasons. I think the CHL option will become less and less taken by Slovak prospects over the upcoming years. The mid tier players will go to USHL after playing for the U18 Project, as the NCAA route seems very attractive. The top tier are either in extraliga or playing in Sweden, Finland, etc. And for the lower tier guys, staying with the project is a much better route imo

 

[SECRET SQUIRREL]

Any word on who Erie plans on drafting at 1OA?

 

[Dhockey16]

Any word on who Erie plans on drafting at 1OA?

I'd like to know too if anyone has any info.

 

[Voodoo Glow Skulls]

Ciernak?

 

[alko]

I am sure there will be the same amount of Slovaks taken, but the amount who actually go is up for debate again. Honzek was the only who came right from the start, Chromiak and Molnar later for different reasons. I think the CHL option will become less and less taken by Slovak prospects over the upcoming years. The mid tier players will go to USHL after playing for the U18 Project, as the NCAA route seems very attractive. The top tier are either in extraliga or playing in Sweden, Finland, etc. And for the lower tier guys, staying with the project is a much better route imo

There is still NHL influence. When team draft some prospect and will say him, it could be good to coma to CHL, he would go.

Not every team in Slovakia is ready to give room for young talents. Nemec and Mesar were special. But the management was patient with them. Not every team has guts to do it. Look for example to younger Chromiak and Trencin.

 

[pgfan66]

Still 5 months or so to go, but it’s never too early to discuss potential import picks. Who could be selected from your country or countries you follow?

I’ll start with Germany:
05 F Linus Brandl
05 F Kevin Bicker
05 F Julius Sumpf
05 F Timo Ruckdäschel
05 D Edwin Tropmann
05 D Paul Mayer
05 D Lua Niehus
05 D Norwin Panocha

Since opening this thread, quite a bit has happened. Brandl, Bicker and Niehus all signed DEL deals, so they're probably out. From the above list, the only ones I could still see are Sumpf, Ruckdäschel and Panocha, although Sumpf and Ruckdäschel will have the chance to play pro for Salzburg and/or Munich next season while Panocha has the option to be a 7 or 8D for Berlin while getting regular time in the DEL2. So it could be up to 3 but 0 wouldn't surprise me either.

 

[SimonRM93]

Hi all !

The 2023 CHL Import Draft is coming our way after next week NHL Entry Draft, so I decided to create a little ''Drafting guide'' for fun and steer some discussions towards it !

This list is my own personnal composed from players that I think would most likely report to a CHL team. Many omissions from this list of high-end players that in my view - even though picked by a team - would not report (which would result into 2K$ not well spent).

Also to be noted - this ranking is based on yes talent+potential, but also the risk behing selecting them. Fisker Molgaard and Brandseeg-Nygard are two top-end prospects with some risk-selection, but I think they could go the CHL route given the fact that small countries prospects tend to report on a higher scale than let's say Swedish prospects (see stats on page 1). - which by the end got them ranked #2 & #3 on my list.

Again, this is NOT a complete list, just something that I wanted to share with you and discuss with prospects craving fans !

Enjoy !

 

[Bjindaho]

FYI, Nemec is not eligible. This draft is only for 03-06.

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

Nice guide, good job

 

[SimonRM93]

FYI, Nemec is not eligible. This draft is only for 03-06.

ah thank you for the info !

Nice guide, god job

thanks !

 

[pgfan66]

Interesting stuff! Is the ranking based on how good they’d be next year or with mid-/long-term development in mind?

 

[SimonRM93]

Interesting stuff! Is the ranking based on how good they’d be next year or with mid-/long-term development in mind?

Thanks !

Based on my assessment how impactful they could be for a CHL club, but also if they could play more than one year vs a more older player who could leave after the upcoming season. That has to be taken into condiseration IMO

 

[pgfan66]

Thanks !

Based on my assessment how impactful they could be for a CHL club, but also if they could play more than one year vs a more older player who could leave after the upcoming season. That has to be taken into condiseration IMO

Absolutely. Just extremely surprised about the order.

 

[LeProspector]

Is there any way of seeing this without inadvertentently downloading a random link?

 

[albinaguerette]

Hi, new around. So while considering the immediate impact of players on a CHL club is important, it's equally crucial to evaluate the potential of younger players who can contribute for multiple seasons I mean investing in their development can lead to long-term benefits for the team. Older players who may leave after a single season can create a void that disrupts the team's stability(

 

[pgfan66]

Hi, new around. So while considering the immediate impact of players on a CHL club is important, it's equally crucial to evaluate the potential of younger players who can contribute for multiple seasons I mean investing in their development can lead to long-term benefits for the team. Older players who may leave after a single season can create a void that disrupts the team's stability(

Yes and no. There are tons of examples of players who could've stayed for 2+ years but go back home after one season to play pro. Tommaso De Luca is a recent example. So while it makes sense to draft a 17-year-old player who can play 3 or even 4 years, it often doesn't work out that way. And that can result in getting a worse player than you could've had for the time that the player was actually there.

Just a lot of uncertainty with imports in a lot of different ways. But of course you always have to see what you need on the roster.